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Training Cell runs the ‘Tombstones’ at Shaw Shooting. This drill tests speed, and accuracy, as members try to shoot the target faster than the opponent.
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Former Force Recon Marine and Marksmanship Expert Buck Doyle reviews the value and use of cover when identifying an enemy and preparing to take a shot.
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In this episode, we spent several days down at Arena Training Facility (ATF) in Blakely, GA. https://www.arenatrainingfacility.com/ ATF is a 2,300-acre facility with breach sites, airfield, mobility tracks, multi-purpose ranges, shoot house, and a 2,100 UKD range. A Spectacular spot where you can do just about anything.
It’s managed by CSM(R) Eddie Noland from the 75th, who is just a top-notch guy. Coming into this event, we had a lot of seat time with the Christini AWD 450 Dirtbikes, so we were able to add complexity. We incorporated the bikes in multiple ways to approach objectives: all off-road, different obstacles, and steep inclines. Next, we practiced shooting off the bikes and really dialing in transition drills with dumping speed quickly, deploying your weapon, shooting, and then moving again. This took practice but like anything else, once you do it enough you start to get better and more comfortable. This practice was key once we executed our sequence at the breach site conducting exterior and interior breaches. A quick approach on the bike, and right into the shoothouse. Lastly, we also used the bikes to conduct vehicle interdiction (VI).
This involved emplacing and deploying a timber cutting charge, obstructing the vehicle’s path and then a rapid approach. At the end of the day, the event showcased the variety of ways you could use these bikes as an asset in some very common modes of conduct CONUS or OCONUS.
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RAND CLP has proven itself in the realm of firearms cleaning and maintenance products, which is why the crew of SOFREP TV have chosen RAND CLP for their weapons. Recently SOFREP TV headed to the jungles of Hawaii for a Jungle Warfare Training episode. Needless to say the jungle environment can be harsh, very wet and unforgiving. Keeping their weapons functional through the course would require using something that could be applied to create a protective barrier between the wet jungle and the steel surfaces of their weapons. They also needed the product to remain on the steel surfaces and not require constant application. The product that fulfilled those needs was RAND CLP.
We at the Loadout Room are no stranger to the RAND product line. Not too long ago one of our writers who is still active duty in the military put the RAND CLP to the test. Here is what he had to say about it.
Rand CLP is a thick substance that stays where it is put. It’s non-toxic and biodegradable with a flashpoint of 607 degrees Fahrenheit. So how does it run? Like many other modern CLP’s it gives the action of an AR-15 a slick feel. With my weapon treated with Rand CLP I found that it both ran smoothly and consistently and at the end of an arduous training day would retain the lube on the necessary contact points without an appreciable amount of burn off due to heat. Where the Rand CLP has been placed, it stayed despite the intense heat and friction applied to it. What does this give me? Peace of mind. And that is worth quite a bit. I have full faith that my weapon will run reliably with this lube applied and that it will stay where it’s meant to stay throughout countless rounds.
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Houston Shaw, of Shaw Shooting in Hagerman, ID, takes down the Texas Star with precision and accuracy. Subscribe here: https://sofrep.tv/
Former Force Recon Marine, and current Marksmanship Instructor, Buck Doyle discusses body position and sight alignment at his training location in Teasdale UTAH. Subscribe here: https://sofrep.tv/